I just need to bitch

[woodbuck27]

this is my view as well. most ball control would keep our defense off the field and give up less yards and less big plays. And I'll say this about our D...when you're up as much as we've been in games, teams tend to take bigger shots at big plays, and defenses tend to play more vanilla defenses. I obviously have no idea if this is the case, but it tends to be a trend that happens in the NFL. Twitter tonight Skip Bayless wrote "Green Bay won't win anything with that defense and lack of running game"...I wanted to send him a big FU on that one. We do have a running game, I'd just like to see more of it. Starks had 13 carries for 66 yards...give him 7 more cares, at basically 5 yards a carry, he ends up with 101 yards on the day. I know numbers are just that, but there's something pretty about seeing a 20 carry 100 yard runner.

Yes I agree.

MM should seriously consider a better strategy in terms of possession is utilizing the run more. What has happened to the sceen pass that we were always so adept at? Using his RB's (the FB also) more; adds tools to his advantage as far as keeping oposition 'D's unbalanced. That further allows more unbalance for the oposition 's 'D' as it allows the option of 'play action' calls.

If MM can see us go up by 10 points he can better protect OUR 'D' by using a bigger tool box. Utilize the run. Call screens. Open up the play action pass plays. What does a FB on the Packers do? Just act as a blocker? Where is the versatility on 'O'; that bigger tool box?

If you have a RB that has demonstrated that he can average 5 yards per carry, and you don't take advantage of that. What are you thinking in terms of holding the ball on 'O' and winning the clock and resting your 'D'? Maybe MM is about 'the now'. That is in life as a generl principle a great strategy. OUR hopes and focus as Packer fans is to look at what MM is doing now to assure us a real opprtunity of getting to the SHOW again. Then to win that one he can focus on the now, then. He will be ble to do that realistically because he got there. He will have proven his way works.

So far we' re 8 wins and zero loss's. Isn't that wondeful ! ahhh...... NO!

As fans we are aware of the cracks. We're not here just bitchin' because it feel great to bitch.We see the issue and wonder how MM and TT and OUR teams coach's can do all they can to ensure the BIG Picture. Another Super Bowl berth.

It's the how will they (the teams GM and Coach's) get there the way we see things developing that concerns some Packer fans. I'm not one of them. I'm a Packer fan and have decent grasp of the game of football and realise that it's just this:

Decent personnel, matching or meeting decent strategy from the opposition, for decent results.

I've an idea of what it will take, but MM knows that better than I do. I'm sure that most days he's communicating those needs to his GM. That together TT and MM will figure it out and reach a result we can accept.

Right now OUR 'D' sucks ! Right now we are not seeing the 'D' protected by MM calling more running plays to grind it out. MM is impatient and for some reason show casing his outstanding QB; if that continues we will all feel the pain of 'too much'. Count on it Packer fans.

We need to see a game plan with more balance and more patience on behalf of OUR teams HC. If we don't see that get there the repurcussions will be obvious.

GO MM (and coach's) and TT and the Green Bay Packers players !

Bring it together fast. Please. (-:

[Upnorth]

There are some solid points in the above post.
1) We have an effective running game. I belive the strenght of our run game comes from opposing D's focusing on trying to slow down our passing game, but since Newhouse has come in we have been able to get positive yards even when it is obviously a run down.
2) Our D would benifit from less time on the field. While this is true I really do not want our O to loose its explosiveness.